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Within the framework of EU Erasmus+ Strategic Partnership Programme, Freie Universität Berlin, University of Bergen, University of Cambridge, Leipzig University and St Ephrem Syriac Orthodox Monastery in the Netherlands since September 1, 2014 have launched the Aramaic-Online project to develop an online course and new language learning materials in Turoyo Aramaic, called Surayt which is the original language of more than 250,000 people in Europe.

Surayt-Aramaic Online Project (SAOP) aims at developing the Surayt-Online course for intermediary and advanced levels (B1-2, C1 and C2) and producing additional linguistic material for the teaching of Surayt (also known as Turoyo). Surayt is a Neo-Aramaic language belonging to the Aramaic branch of the Semitic language family, which is enlisted as “severely endangered” by…

Online-course The Aramaic-online course will be the central activity of this project. The course will be open to native and non-native learners and provided at A1, A2 and B1 levels. After the lifetime of the project, all course levels (incl. C1 and C2) will be completed by the partners. The online course will provide a…